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WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION
WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION
As Amended Through December 31, 1966

ARTICLE I.
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.
Section
1. Equality; inherent rights.
2.   Slavery prohibited.
3. Free speech; libel.
4.   Right to assemble and petition.
5.   Trial by jury; verdict in civil cases.
6.   Excessive bail; cruel punishments.
7.   Rights of accused.
8.   Prosecutions; second jeopardy; self-
incrimination; bail; habeas cor-
pus.
9.   Remedy for wrongs.
10.   Treason.
11.   Searches and seizures.
12.   Attainder; ex post facto; contracts.
13.   Private property for public use.
14.   Feudal tenures; leases; alienation.
15.   Equal property rights for aliens
and citizens.
16.   Imprisonment for debt.
17.   Exemption of property of debtors.
18.   Freedom of worship; liberty of con-
science;  state  religion;  public
funds.
19.   Religious tests prohibited.
20.   Military subordinate to civil powers.
21.   Writs of error.
22.   Maintenance of free government.
ARTICLE II.
BOUNDARIES.
Section
1.   State boundary.
2.   Enabling act accepted.
ARTICLE III.
SUFFRAGE.
Section
1.   Electors.
2.   Who not electors.
3.   Votes to be by ballot.
4.   Residence saved.
5.   Military stationing does not confer
residence
6.   Exclusion from suffrage.
ARTICLE IV.
LEGISLATIVE.
Section
1.   Legislative power.
2.   Legislature, how constituted.
3.   Apportionment.
4.   Assemblymen, how chosen.
Source: 1849 and 1965 Wisconsin Statutes.

Section
5. Senators, how chosen.
6.   Qualifications of legislators.
7.   Organization of legislature; quo-
rum; compulsory attendance.
8.  Rules; contempts; expulsion.
9.   Officers.
10.  Journals; open doors; adjournments.
11.  Meeting of legislature.
12.  Ineligibility of legislators to office.
13.  Ineligibility of federal officers.
14.  Filling vacancies.
15.  Exemption from    arrest and civil
process.
16.  Privilege in debate.
17.  Style of laws; bills.
18.  Title of private bills.
19.  Origin of bills.
20.   Yeas and nays.
21.   Repealed.
22.   Powers of county boards.
23.   Uniform  town and county govern-
ment.
23a. Chief executive officer to approve
or veto resolutions or ordinances;
proceedings on veto.
24.   Lotteries and divorces.
25.   Stationery and printing.
26.   Extra compensation; salary change.
27.   Suits against state.
28.   Oath of office.
29.   Militia.
30.  Elections by legislature.
31.  Special and private laws prohib-
ited.
32.  General laws on enumerated sub-
jects.
33.  Auditing of state accounts.
34.  Continuity of civil government.
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE.
Section
1.  Governor; lieutenant governor; term.
2.   Eligibility.
3.  Election.
4.   Powers and duties.
5.   Repealed.
6.  Pardoning power.
7.  Lieutenant governor, when gover-
nor.
8.  Lieutenant governor president of
senate; when secretary of state
to be governor.
9.   Repealed.
10.  Governor to approve or veto bills;
proceedings on veto.